Define the term potentiation?

Q: Define the term saltatory conduction?

A: Neurons are the basic unit of the nervous system that carry electrical stimuli throughout the body.…

Q: Define the term inhibitory synapses?

A: Synapse - This is the connection between two neurons, and present at the end of each nerve cell for…

Q: What are Refractory Periods?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  NEURON   It is the longest cell inside the human body  It is found in the brain…

Q: List at least eight ways in which the effectiveness of synapses maybe altered?

A: A junction between two nerve cells wherein the electrical signals are produced due to which the…

Q: What is the role of the relative refractory period?

A: Introduction Nerves play vital role in conduction of signals from CNS to various other organs, nerve…

Q: Where are synapses located?

A: The nervous system is highly complex among different organ systems in animals. By transmitting…

Q: Compare between electrical & chemical synapses

A: Synapse is a structure that permits a neuron to pass chemical or electrical signals to the target…

Q: Describe the components of the various types of synapses.

A: In the peripheral nervous system, a neuron is surrounded by a cable-like bundle of nerve fibers…

Q: Describe the Integration of Effector Mechanisms?

A: The effector mechanisms operate to eradicate the pathogens in an adaptive immune reaction. They are…

Q: What are Chemical Synapses?

A: Chemical Synapses are biological junctions through which neurons signals can be sent to each other…

Q: What is inhibitory synapse ? Prepare the figure of inhibitorysynapse ?

A: Neurons are the unit of the nervous system which are made up of dendrites, cell body and long…

Q: How would severing an axon affect the flow of information in a neuron?

A: It sends signals to the surrounding tissue to be 'cleaned up' when an axon is destroyed by a laser,…

Q: Draw the sketch of the Neural receptor synapse?

A: Nerve impulse is the entirety of physical and synthetic unsettling influences made by an upgrade…

Q: What is synapse?

A: Synapse is the point of junction of two nerve cells. It helps in the transmission of a nerve…

Q: What is an excitatory postsynaptic potential?

A: An Excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP)  is a temporary post synaptic membrane caused by the…

Q: The output from the hypothalamus and the other brain areas to the effectors is via?

A: The effectors can be described as the bodily organs, tissues, or muscles activated in response to…

Q: define conduction disorder?

A: The disorder is the set of problems that result in significant difficulty, impairment, and distress.…

Q: Define the term Inhibitory Chemical Synapses?

A: Neurotransmitters can characterize as a junction that helps in the formation and coordination of…

Q: Explain how a polarized axon responds to stimulation.

A: The “neurons” are the primary cells of the NS (nervous system). It has a nerve fiber, called an…

Q: Described the various areas of the sensorimotor cortex?

A: The sensory motor cortex in the brain comprises of the precentral and postcentral gyri. Therefore,…

Q: Explain the Contrast between postsynaptic mechanisms of excitatory and inhibitory synapses?

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Q: Compare Noncholinergic, Nonadrenergic, Autonomic Neurons?

A: neuron- they have ability to respond to the stimulus and and convert it into the action potential.

Q: Outline the major chemical steps responsible for long-term potentiation.

A: Long-term potentiation is a neural process in which the signals between neurons become stronger with…

Q: What is relative refractory period?

A: Refractory period – duration of time during which the cell is unable to respond to a stimulus. It…

Q: What is Neuroeffector Communication?

A: Neurons of the nervous system communicate to each other at junctions, the synapses. These chemical…

Q: Define the term proprioception?

A: The sense organs and brain governs the body to form different activities and helps in the formation…

Q: Describe common patterns of neuronal organization and processing.

A: Nervous system is transmitting the signal within the body, It's functional unit is neuron. it…

Q: Explain Removal of Neurotransmitter from the Synapse?

A: Synaptic transmission requires the clearance of the synapse. If the released neurotransmitters are…

Q: Define the term inhibitory synapse?

A: Neurons are the basic unit of the nervous system that carry electrical stimuli throughout the body.…

Q: List the two kinds of chemical synapses?

A: The neuron or the nerve cell is known to be the fundamental unit of the ‘nervous system’. They are…

Q: Explain how monoamines are inactivated at the synapse and how this process can be clinically…

A: The neurotransmitters dopamine, noradrenaline, and serotonin are known as monoamines.

Q: Describe Chemical Synapses?

A: Chemical Synapses : These are biological junctions through which neurons signals can be sent to each…

Q: Differentiate the two types of synapses and explain.

A: A synapse is the gap present between two neurons and is used to pass signals from one to another…

Q: Describe the structure of a synapse, and explain the process of nerve impulse transmission at a…

A: Introduction: The region where communication between two neurons or between a neuron and an effector…

Q: Identify the four different types of neuronal pools, and explain how they function.

A: The nervous system is a complex system of nerves and specialised cells known as neurons. The nervous…

Q: Define the term neurotransmitters?

A: Biology words are key concepts and phrases used in the study of life and living beings, which is…

Q: What is the most important environmental cue for the entrainment ofcircadian rhythms?

A: The body's internal clock is made up of 24-hour cycles called circadian rhythms which work in the…

Q: What is inhibitory synapse ? Prepare the figure of excitatorysynapse  ?

A: Introduction: synapse is the junction of a neuron that allows a neuron or nerve cell to pass an…

Q: Do refractory periods help keep APs separate?

A: Refractory periods and action potential go simultaneously for most of the time. There are two…

Q: Define refractory period, saltatory conduction, and synapticintegration.

A: The various activities of the body are coordinated by the functions of the nervous system. This…

Q: Define Refractory period and differentiate between Absolute refractory and relative refractory…

A: The action potential is a difference in concentration of Sodium (Na+) ions and Potassium (K+) ions…

Q: Define the term Tonicity?

A: Biology terms are fundamental concepts and terms used in biology, which is the study of life and…

Q: Define the term inhibitory postsynaptic potential IPSP?

A: Post-synaptic potential: It is the change in the potential of the postsynaptic membrane as a result…

Q: What is the difference between the absolute refractory period versus the relative refractory period?

A: Refractory period – duration of time during which the cell is unable to respond to a stimulus. It…

Learning and memory

Learning is defined as a relatively permanent and irreversible adaptive change in behavior. It always results from experience. The ability of an organism to store and recall the effects, sensations, and knowledge gained through learning and experience is called memory.